Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Ernie* Smith	Time	To Behold Jah	04:28
Zambonis*	Haunted Hockey Rink	To Bleed Black and Gold	01:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Nothing Left to be Desired	Everybody Needs It	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
David Amram	Greasy Spoon	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:25
Sidewinders	Can't You Feel the Fire	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:55
Ellen McIlwaine	Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart?	Ellen McIlwaine	03:57
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	(There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World	Love Serenade	03:02
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Zambonis*	Cool Shots (Theme Song)	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:17
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Bohemian	I'm a Song	04:14
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Albert Jones*	You and Your Love	The Facts of Life	03:22
Matt Lucas*	Drunkard's Dream	Matt Gets Blue	02:56
Hopeton* Lewis	Think Positive	Think Positive // Story Book Children	06:38
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Green Power	Love Serenade	02:31
Buddy Knox	Maybelline	ST	01:49
David Amram	Pull My Daisy	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:18
Ellen McIlwaine	Ode to Billy Joe	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:13
Alpha Centauri	Earth in Motion	ST	04:59
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	We the People	03:54
Ellen McIlwaine	Say a Single Word	Everybody Needs It	03:49
Priscilla* Rollins	You Send Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:42
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Dils*	Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine)	Made In Canada	03:02
Albert Jones*	Every Little Thing That I Do	The Facts of Life	03:20
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Cal* Bostic	There You Are	Introducing...	02:59
Ursa Major*	Liberty and Justice	ST	05:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Regretting Blues	Everybody Needs It	02:27
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Halya Несе Галя Воду	Ukrainian Pops	01:56
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Ellen McIlwaine	For Suki	Fear Itself	02:47
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Can't Eat	Shirley Lewis Show Band	04:18
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Kolomayka	Ukrainian Pops	02:45
Alpha Centauri	Love is a Curse	ST	06:19
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Hard Days Night	And I Love Her	02:33
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Cal* Bostic	Let Me Love You	Introducing...	03:03
Ellen McIlwaine	It's Growing	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:06
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Exponians	My Peaceful World	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	05:05
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Jack Holland	You Can't Make a Dancer	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:51
Sidewinders	Time For Loving	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:24
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song (Reprise)	I'm a Song	01:13
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Honky Tonk Angel	04:55
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Ill Wind	And I Love Her	01:51
Ellen McIlwaine	Born Under a Bad Sign	Fear Itself	03:33
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	The Lady is a Tramp	Amist the Black Eyes	02:38
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	I'm a Song	I'm a Song	04:24
Ellen McIlwaine	Come Sit Down and Tell Me	Everybody Needs It	02:44
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула	Ukrainian Pops	02:41
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Grandpa Tell Me One More Story	I'm a Song	04:39
Matt Lucas*	Vibrator Blues	Matt Gets Blue	04:10
Jack Holland	I'll Pick Her Up	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Billy Gene	Fear Itself	03:05
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
Eddie* Murray	Montreal, Canada Blues	Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance	03:34
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Needs It	Everybody Needs It	03:14
Jonathan Edwards	Let the Rough Side Drag	Sailboat	03:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:52
Aarons And Ackley*	L.A.	You And I	02:44
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Street Girl	Love Serenade	03:17
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Ellen McIlwaine	Crawling Kingsnake	Fear Itself	03:20
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Ellen McIlwaine	Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die)	We the People	02:25
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Honky Tonk Woman	Love Serenade	03:30
Zambonis*	Boom Boom Boom	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:07
Ellen McIlwaine	We the People	We the People	03:23
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Bukovynian Dance	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	05:02
Zambonis*	The Hockey Song	Playoff Fever	02:25
Priscilla* Rollins	Sad Movies	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:38
Priscilla* Rollins	If You Should Lose Me	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:40
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	I Need You	Amist the Black Eyes	02:35
David Amram	Alfred the Hog	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:19
Cal* Bostic	Let It Be Me	Introducing...	02:44
Ellen McIlwaine	Wade in the Water	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:55
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Happy Dolls	Misty Blue	Show Album No. 1	03:43
Ellen McIlwaine	Pinebo (My Story)	Honky Tonk Angel	02:41
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Fisherboys	Ukrainian Pops	03:54
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:59
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Honky Tonk Angel	02:38
Priscilla* Rollins	Goody Goody	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Buddy Knox	Don't Make Me Cry	ST	02:20

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

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